Untitled
1963
charcoal
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
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Artist
R. B. Kitaj
Ronald Brooks Kitaj was an American artist who spent much of his life in England.
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charcoal
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1963 charcoal by R. B. Kitaj, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This picture is made by cutting and pasting different images together. You see a serious man in a suit and hat, his face in black and white. Below him, there’s a blurry photo of trees and a city street scene with people and a sign. The colors are mostly muted—grays, browns, and a bit of green—with one bright red-orange scarf standing out. The artist used a technique called cross-hatching to add shading and texture. The lines create depth, especially in the man’s face and the hands holding a newspaper. Check out cross-hatching to see how artists use lines to build shadows.
Ronald Brooks Kitaj was an American artist who spent much of his life in England.
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